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slota

(n.)
Grammar
slota, an; m.

A bit, morsel bucella a small piece

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Gl. 587) drýge mid blisse ðænne hús full mettum mid sace melior est bucella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum iurgio Scint. 153, 12

Linked entry: sloca

láreów-lic

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Add: of a teacher or master, having the character of a master Þurh láréwlicum basincge magistri melote An. Ox. 1471. On eallum þingum láreówlicum hí fylian regole in omnibus magistram sequantur regulam R. Ben. 9. 18, 9

céping

(n.)
Grammar
céping, e; f.

Traffic, merchandisenegotiatio

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Betre is tosocnung his cépinge seolferes and goldes melior est acguisitio ejus negotiatione argenti et auri, 81, 14

swég-hleóþor

(n.)
Grammar
swég-hleóþor, es; m.
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Swég[h]leóþres geswin the melody of vocal music, 207, 5; Ph. 137

cócnunga

(n.)
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Sume of rigenum melwe wyrceað bríwas and cócnunga mid sealte, 236, 10. v. next word

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

offrung

(n.)
Grammar
offrung, ofrung, e; f.

the offering of a sacrifice or giftan offering, sacrifice

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Melu oððe offrung ador, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 32. Offrung sacrificium, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 49. Ofrung oblatio, 28, 43. Wylt ðú ús syllan offrunge hostias quoque et holocausta da nobis, Ex. 10, 25. Ofrunga libamina, sacrificia, Hpt. Gl. 487, 72.

Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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A city or fortress of the men of Kent; Cantuariorum urbs vel castellum. CANTERBURY; Durovernensis civitas Cantwara burg forbærn ðý geáre Canterbury was burnt in that year, Chr. 754; Th. 80, 35, col. 1. Brǽcon Cantwara burh they took Canterbury by storm

Linked entry: Contwara burg

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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A world Ealra worulda scippend, Hy. 3, 23. the material world Ðeáh ðú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle ðú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld, and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án ðæra is eorþe, óþer wæter, þridde lyft,

cuppe

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Man sceal habban . . . mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Add

swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.
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Sound, melody Swin, sang melodia (Wright gives swinsang melodio ; perhaps swinsung should be read, but see the following gloss), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 28. Swinne ł sangge melodia, Hpt. Gl. 467, 41. Swinn, dreám melodiam, 515, 42.

Linked entry: ge-swin

wuldor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-full, adj. l.

gloriousvainglorious

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Wuldorfulle lofu glorificum melos, Hymn. Surt. 57, 24. Babilonia ðe hwílon wæs wuldorfullost burh ealra burha, Wulfst. 194, 10. vainglorious.

Linked entry: wuldor

funta

(n.)
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Cf. also Funt-geal, Funte-mel. (?)

Linked entry: fynt

ge-miltan

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Take here ge-mieltan, ge-myltan in Dict. and add ge-meltan. to melt, liquefy Gemaelteð (gemelteð, Ps. Rdr., gemyltet, Bl. Gl. ) liquefaciet, Ps. Srt. 147, 18.

búc

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, bléda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. glossing buccula ( = a cheek?, or the beaver of a helmet?, or the boss of a shield?; from the bulging shape) Buuc buccula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 32. Búc, 126, 64. Búcc, 11. 41.

scild-hreóða

(n.)
Grammar
scild-hreóða, -hréða, an ; m.
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Th. 42, 19; Cri. 675. v. bord-hreóða, and cf. hréðan melote , Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 63

Linked entry: scild-réða

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Add: to separate objects already connected, where there is intermixture Þ melo ðurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel and þá siofoþa weorþaþ ásyndred, Bt. 34, II;F. 152, 3. where there is association, juxtaposition Þá þe þæs wyrðe beóð hé ásyndreðof cyriclican gemánan

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWLguttur, fauces

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Hú swéte ceólum mínum spræce ðíne, ofer hunig múþe míne quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua, super mel ori meo, Ps. Spl. 118, 103. Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16

Linked entry: ceoler

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Weorodran ofer hunig dulciora super mel, Ps. Lamb. 18, 11

heden

(n.)

an overcoata mantlecloak

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Þurh láréwlicum basincge, hedene, scicelse magistri melote, An. Ox. 1471. Grammar heden, perhaps hǽðen, not hæðen ( = heden) should be taken. in the gloss: mastruga hæðen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 30, In Isid.